Game



Jan. 22 1924.

A. HULSMANN GAME , 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 7

252893 @QH 5.053 1.502 $5322.! a w QH Invenwn Patented Jan. 22, 1924.

GAME.

Application filedOctober 7, 1922. Serial No; 593,075.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Aurora HeLsMANN, a citizen of Germany, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and a State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new anduseful improvementsin games, the principal object of which is to provide a game which is educational in" the history'of the United States of America. v

Further to provide a game which will be educational in geography, particularly as to the location of States. I

A furtherobject is to devise a game which will be educational from a stand-point of simple calculation of figures, such as addition.

All of these objects combine to promote alertness in the brain action of the players.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

26 In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, 7

Figure 1 shows a map of the United States of America, having each State indicated thereon, and also the date ofadmission of each other than the thirteen original States, which are not includedin this game,

Figure 2 is a perspective viewof a hexagonal die havingnumbers thereon,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hexagonal'die having dots thereon,

Figure 4 shows the arrangement of the dice shown in Figure 2, and several of the dice shown in Figure 3 as they may arrange themselves when falling from a dice cup,

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a checker,

Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 show combinations of figures which maybe made out of the dice which fell as shown in Figure 4.

Applicant is aware of the fact that various games have been played wherein a map has been employed, but applicant believes that the game herein described contains novel features which will be of considerable value in the teaching of a person, both as to the names of the States, their location, date of admission, and also will train the mind to be quick in observing and adding figures.

These objects, I accomplish by providing a map of the United States, wherein all of the States are indicated, as well as their date of admission tothe Union. The thirteen original States are not included in this game, but it is my intention to add from time to time any new States which may be created or any new Territories which may be added, such as Alaska.

The States which have been admitted to the Union, and their dates are as follows 179'1Vermont, 1792-Kentucky, 1796- Tennessee, 1802 Ohio, 1812 Louisiana,

1816,Indiana, 1817Mississippi, 1818-11- linois, 1819Alaba1na, 1820-Maine. 1821 Missouri, 1886r-lrkansas, 1837 -lvlichigan, 1845-Florida, Iowa, Texas, 1848 Nisconsin, 1850California, 1858-Minnesota, 1859Oregon, 1861-Kansas, 1863lVest Virginia, 186-Nevada, 1867Nebraska, l876-Colorado, 1889-M0ntana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, 1890- Idaho, Wyoming, 1896Utah, 1907-Oklahoma, 1910Arizona, New Mexico.

In playing my game, two players sit facing each other with a boardbetween, having the States marked thereon as indicated in Figure l; A dice box is provided, into which five dice are placed, onedie being constructed as shown in Figure 2, and having the numerals 17, 18 and 19 thereon. These three numerals occur twice on the die, one being placed upon each face thereof. The other four dice which are placed in the dice box are con structed in accordance with Figure 3, wherein it will be noted that the dice are. provided. with dots, arranged from 1 to 5 and a 0, it being understood that each face of the die bears a different'numbe-r.

Theplayer now throws the five dice, and we will assume that they fall as shown in Figure 4, that is the 18 shows, two dice having one dot on the upper face, one die having two dots, and one die having five dots. The numeral 18 means the first two figures of the year marked on the States on the game board. The player then arranges the dice with the dots thereon so as to form various combinations, as shown in Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9. The first combination gives 1836, and by referring to the map it will be noted that 1836 is the date of admission of Arkansas. The player now places a checker similar to that shown in Figure 5 upon that State, it being understood that these checkers are constructed with opposite faces of different colors so that a common pile of checkers is maintained, and when the player (ill picks up a checker from the pile, he turns it face up so as to represent his color.

The player then rearranges the dice to form 1863, as shown in Figure 7. This checks with West Virginia, and the player then places another check upon West Vir ginia.

He again changes the arrangement of the dice and makes 1818, which is the admission date of Illinois. Another checker is placed upon this State, and the player again rearranges the dice to make 1845, as shown in Figure 9. As this is the date of admission of Florida, the player now places a checker of his color upon this State, as well as Iowa and Texas, which were both admitted in 1845.

As this is the limit of combinations which can be made out of 18-and the dot dice, the second player now throws, and proceeds in the same manner as the first player.

In this way, each player checks the States with the checkers until the whole 35 States have been covered by checkers.

In playing the game, it will be found that some combinations are better than others owing to the fact that several States were admitted in the same year, in which case the player checks each one, and it will be found that as the game proceeds, it is more and more difficult to throw or arrange the right numbers, as the'States already checked cannot be checked again. This adds greatly to the excitement, and a player having the best chance to win in the first part may loose through his inability to make the proper throws at the end of the game. When every State has been checked, the checkers are counted, and the player having the greatest number of checkers is the winner.

The rules of the game are briefly as follows:

, The game is best played by tWo players who throw the dice in succession.

The dice with the figures stand for the first two figures of the year in which the State was admitted to the Union of America.

. The dice with the dots may be arranged in any maner possible so as to secure different combinations for the last two figures of the year.

Each State is to be checked according to the year which the dice indicate.

States already checked cannot be checked again, and the player having the greatest number of checkers upon the board at the end of the game wins over his opponent.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a game of the character described, a map of the United States of America, hexagonal playing pieces, one of said playing pieces having the numerals 17, 18 and 19 thereon, each of said numerals occurring twice and on opposite faces, the other of said playing pieces'having dots thereon, said dots indicating the numbers 1 to 5, and a 0 also formed thereon, substantially as and for the purpose described.

'2. In a gam of the character described, a map of the United States of America, indicia on said map, said indicia indicating the year of admission of each of the States thereof, hexagonal playing pieces, one of said playing pieces having the numerals 17, 18 and 19 thereon, each of said numerals occurring twice and on opposite faces thereof, the other of said playing pieces. having dots thereon, said dots indicating the numbers one to five and a zero also formed thereon, said playing pieces being adapted to be thrown for the purpose of indicating numbers corresponding to the year of admission of said States, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANTON HULSMANN. 

